Mealtime training program.(PRODUCT spotlight)

Meal Time Matters from IDEAS Institute is a training program that builds nursing assistants' skills related to dining, swallowing disorders, and safe feeding assistance. Covering normal swallowing in older adults, signs and symptoms of disordered swallowing, diet and liquid consistencies, and assistive eating devices, the program includes a 45-minute PowerPoint presentation with trainers' speaking text, three interactive exercises, an eight-minute DVD, participant handouts, a nursing skills checklist, and a learning assessment.

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